I graduated from Duke University, earned my Ph.D. at New York University in Psychology and Theater, and conducted clinical training at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in New York City. I had additional training at the Institute for Expressive Analysis and the William Alanson White Institute.

I come to clinical practice from a career as an academic, teaching in the Humanities at various colleges, including New York University and Connecticut University.

My work as a filmmaker includes the documentary, Blind Trust, about the extraordinary life of psychoanalyst Vamik Volkan and his fieldwork in communities of crisis. The film garnered the Gradiva Award, given for artistic achievements that further psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. I maintain an active scholarly life, writing articles and a blog for psychologytoday.com.

Psychoanalysis, psychotherapy couch

My style is warm and direct. My main modality: psychodynamic, relationship based, and insight oriented. Yet I draw on a variety of therapeutic techniques and realize that every individual’s journey is singular. We work together to understand the hurdles you face, mourn the losses endured, and help expand the experience of joy with awareness of life's transience.

SELECTED WRITINGS

FILM SCREENINGS

  • American Psychoanalytic Association

  • American Psychological Association

  • British Psychoanalytical Society, London

  • Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis

  • Coral Bell School of Asian Pacific Affairs,

    Australian National University

  • The Freud Museums, London and Vienna

  • Global Health Film Festival

  • The Hague, Netherlands

  • Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

  • National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis

  • New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

  • Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

  • University of St. Andrews, Scotland

  • Virginia Psychoanalytic Society

  • Western Psychological Association